Interviewers (Except Eligibility and Loan) build social perceptiveness, service orientation and time management skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Office Clerks, General (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office Clerks, General | 87% | $45,010 | −2% | None |
| 2 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 87% | $47,540 | +4% | None |
| 3 | Patient Representatives | 85% | $50,290Pay for the broader BLS group “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 85% | $45,930 | 0% | None |
| 5 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 83% | $49,230 | +7% | None |
| 6 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 83% | $69,500 | +51% | None |
| 7 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 82% | $58,260 | +27% | None |
| 8 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 82% | $62,370 | +36% | None |
| 9 | Medical Records Specialists | 82% | $51,140 | +11% | None |
| 10 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 81% | $76,590 | +67% | None |
Compared with Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan, median $45,920. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as interviewers (except eligibility and loan) (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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87% skill match · $45,010 · −2% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Troubleshooting · Operation and Control
87% skill match · $47,540 · +4% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Judgment and Decision Making · Management of Material Resources
85% skill match · $50,290 (broader BLS group)
Coordination · Service Orientation · Systems Evaluation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Office Clerks, General (87% skill match, median $45,010), Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (87% skill match, median $47,540) and Patient Representatives (85% skill match, median $50,290), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 19 pay more than interviewers (except eligibility and loan) at the median. The biggest increases: Administrative Services Managers (+149%, $114,130), Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists (+70%, $78,210) and Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (+67%, $76,590).
21 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.